Premier says Albania will grant sovereignty to Bektashi Muslims …
WEB1 day ago · TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said Sunday his country would transform the Tirana-based Bektashi Muslims, an Islamic Sufi order, into a sovereign state to promote moderation, tolerance and peaceful coexistence. Speaking at the United Nations, Rama pointed out that Albania, a tiny Western Balkan country, saved Jewish refugees from the Nazis during World War II and ...
Premier says Albania will grant sovereignty to Bektashi ... - ABC News
WEB1 day ago · TIRANA, Albania -- TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said Sunday his country would transform the Tirana-based Bektashi Muslims, an Islamic Sufi order, into a sovereign ...
Albania Is Planning a New Muslim State Inside Its Capital
WEB2 days ago · Albania Is Planning a New Muslim State Inside Its Capital. Prime Minister Edi Rama says he wants to give members of the Bektashi, a Shiite Sufi order, their own Vatican-style enclave as a way of ...
Albania plans Sufi Muslim microstate within its borders
WEB17 hours ago · The Bektashi make up an estimated 10 percent of the country's Muslim population, according to Albania's 2023 census. The Bektashi Order in Tirana praised the decision.
Rama says Albania will grant sovereignty to Bektashi Muslims in …
WEB11 hours ago · But the Bektashi Order said it considers the move the beginning of a new era promoting global religious tolerance. “Such a historic step aims at recognizing the Beltashi Order as a sovereign, self-governing state, committed to supporting its century-old culture of moderation and spiritual involvement,” it said in a statement.
Albania announces plan to create a Bektashi-run Vatican City-like ...
WEB3 days ago · The Bektashi represent about 10% of Albania's Muslim community, according to the latest census. The Balkan country of some 2.8 million is known for its religious tolerance in an otherwise divided ...
Premier says Albania will grant sovereignty to Bektashi Muslims …
WEB2 days ago · Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said Sunday his country would transform the Tirana-based Bektashi Muslims, an Islamic Sufi order, into a sovereign state to promote moderation, tolerance and ...
Albania plans Sufi Muslim microstate within its borders
WEB17 hours ago · Albania plans to establish a sovereign Muslim microstate within its borders run by a Sufi sect known for promoting "religious harmony and dialogue", Prime Minister Edi Rama announced. The tiny Vatican-like enclave within Albania's capital Tirana will serve as the political home for Bektashi Muslims -- the fourth largest religious community in Albania after Sunni Muslims, Orthodox Christians ...
Premier says Albania will grant sovereignty to Bektashi Muslims …
WEBTIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said Sunday his country would transform the Tirana-based Bektashi Muslims, an Islamic Sufi order, into a sovereign state to promote ...
Premier says Albania will grant sovereignty to Bektashi Muslims …
WEB1 day ago · TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said Sunday his country would transform the Tirana-based Bektashi Muslims, an Islamic Sufi order, into a sovereign state to promote ...
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